2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2002 Wisconsin Badgers football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 31–28 OT vs. Colorado
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (4th as OC; 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (8th as DC; 13th overall season)
Base defense4–3
MVPJim Leonhard
CaptainBrooks Bollinger
Lee Evans
Al Johnson
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,634,[1] Astroturf)
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Ohio State $#+  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 8 Iowa %+  8 –0   11 –2  
No. 9 Michigan  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 16 Penn State  5 –3   9 –4  
Purdue  4 –4   7 –6  
Illinois  4 –4   5 –7  
Minnesota  3 –5   8 –5  
Wisconsin  2 –6   8 –6  
Michigan State  2 –6   4 –8  
Northwestern  1 –7   3 –9  
Indiana  1 –7   3 –9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 237:00 p.m.Fresno State*No. 25
ESPNW 23–2175,136[4]
August 316:45 p.m.at UNLV*
ESPN2W 27–742,075[4]
September 711:00 a.m.West Virginia*No. 25
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+W 34–1776,320[4]
September 1411:00 a.m.Northern Illinois*No. 22
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+W 24–2177,460[4]
September 2111:00 a.m.Arizona*No. 22
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 31–1078,582[4]
October 52:30 p.m.No. 20 Penn StateNo. 19
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 31–3479,403[4]
October 1211:00 p.m.at IndianaNo. 23
ESPN+L 29–3231,156[4]
October 192:30 p.m.No. 4 Ohio Statedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 14–1979,729[4]
October 266:00 p.m.at Michigan State
ESPN2W 42–2474,507[4]
November 211:00 a.m.at No. 9 Iowa
ESPNL 3–2070,397[4]
November 911:00 a.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+L 20–3778,709[4]
November 1611:00 a.m.at No. 12 Michigan
ESPN2L 14–21110,412[4]
November 2311:00 a.m.Minnesota
ESPNW 49–3178,843[4]
December 287:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Colorado*
ESPNW 31–28 OT50,690[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings
See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP25RV252222211923—————————RV
Coaches Poll2325211817161522—————————RV
BCSNot released————————Not released

Season summary

Coming off a disappointing 5–7 2001 season, the Badgers of 2002 wanted improvement. Despite amazing statistics from WR Lee Evans and RB Anthony Davis, the Badgers had issues closing out games, and an overworked defense managed lackluster efforts when the team could hardly afford them.

In the spring game, Wisconsin's offense suffered a devastating blow when top receiver Lee Evans was lost for the season with a torn ACL. Evan's loss was a significant blow, but despite it, Wisconsin managed to start off the season by winning all five of their nonconference games. From there, though, things did not go Wisconsin's way; the Badgers lost their first three Big Ten games by less than 7 points. Among those was a near-upset of eventual National Champion Ohio State, a 19–14 Ohio State win that was Jim Tressel's first over the Badgers (having lost 20–17 to Wisconsin the previous year). After going 0–3 to open their Big Ten slate, Wisconsin defeated Michigan State in Spartan Stadium 42–24 for their first conference win of the season. After that game, Wisconsin would lose their next 3 games against Big Ten opponents, including a 20–3 loss to Big Ten co-champion Iowa, and yet another close game against a Lloyd Carr-coached Michigan team. The loss to Michigan dropped Wisconsin to 1–6 in Big Ten play.

To close out the regular season, Wisconsin finally put together a complete game in a 49–31 blowout of rival Minnesota, taking back Paul Bunyan's Axe and keeping Minnesota's losing streak in Camp Randall alive. The Badgers improved to 7–6 on the season.

Wisconsin was awarded a berth in the Alamo Bowl, having gotten the required 6 wins in the regular season, and faced Colorado, a Big Twelve opponent that had won the Big Twelve North outright and lost the Big Twelve Championship Game 29–7 to Oklahoma. At 9-4, Colorado entered the game ranked 14th in the nation, and hoping for a ten-win season. But Wisconsin managed to keep up with Colorado, and won the game 31–28 in overtime for their 8th win of the season, knocking Colorado to 9–5 on the year.

For Wisconsin, Freshman WR Jonathan Orr put together a good season in the absence of Lee Evans, catching 47 passes for 842 yards, with 8 receiving touchdowns. RB Anthony Davis ran for 1,555 yards on 300 carries, with 13 touchdowns.[5] QB Brooks Bollinger, in his senior season, completed 131 passes on 245 attempts for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns, with just 4 interceptions.[5]

Roster
2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 58 Kalvin Barrett  So
TE 88 Mark Bell  Jr
FB 45 Matt Bernstein  Fr
FB 39 Erik Bickerstaff Sr
QB 5 Brooks Bollinger (C)  Sr
WR 84 David Braun  Sr
WR 1 Byron Brown  Jr
G 67 Dan Buenning  So
WR 87 Darrin Charles So
G 50 Jonathan Clinkscale  So
QB 11 Owen Daniels  Fr
RB 28 Anthony Davis  So
OT 75 Morgan Davis  So
TE 81 Bob Docherty So
WR 3 Lee Evans Injured (C) Sr
C 72 Al Johnson (C)  Sr
OT 64 Ben Johnson  Sr
OT 56 Jason Jowers  Sr
OL 79 Mike Kleber  Fr
FB 37 Russ Kuhns  Sr
OT 61 Mike Lorenz  So
TE 36 Matt Mialik  Jr
TE 38 Jason Pociask So
WR 9 Jonathan Orr  Fr
TE 85 Tony Paciotti  So
RB 20 Jerrone Pettus  So
TE 38 Jason Pociask  Fr
C, G 53 Donovan Raiola  Fr
QB 16 Matt Schabert  So
RB 30 Dwayne Smith Fr
QB 19 Jim Sorgi  Jr
TE 82 Rob Tucker  Jr
G 66 Andy Ulrich  So
RB 24 LaMarr Watkins Fr
WR 6 Brandon White Fr
WR 25 Brandon Williams Fr
OT 78 Jake Wood  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 7 Ryan Aiello Jr
CB 6 Brett Bell So
S 42 Robert Brooks So
LB 10 Chris Catalano  So
DT 97 Nick Cochart  Jr
CB 4 Chuckie Cowans  So
S 24 Patrick Ellestad  So
LB 4 Elliot Goode Fr
DT 77 Anttaj Hawthorne So
S 22 Nate Howard  Jr
DE 90 Erasmus James Jr
DT 74 Jason Jefferson  So
DE 98 Darius Jones  So
S 18 Jim Leonhard So
LB 12 Alex Lewis Jr
DE 91 Traison Lewis  So
LB 46 Jeff Mack  Jr
LB 30 Kyle McCorison  Jr
CB 21 Levonne Rowan Fr
S 14 Dontez Sanders  Fr
DB 15 Ryan Simmons  Sr
DE 99 Jake Sprague  Sr
CB 2 Scott Starks So
LB 34 Kareem Timbers  So
CB 23 B. J. Tucker Sr
DE 92 Jonathan Welsh  So
LB 27 Broderick Williams  Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 97 Matt Allen So
K 16 Scott Campbell Jr
LS 86 Matt Katula  So
P 19 R. J. Morse So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Paul Chryst – Tight Ends
  • Ron Cooper – Defensive Backs
  • Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator
  • Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
  • Brian Murphy – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Fresno State
See also: 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Fresno State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7721
No. 25 Badgers 0 10 7623

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: August 23, 2002
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 75,136
  • Referee: J. Strochertz
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

UNLV
See also: 2002 UNLV Rebels football team
Wisconsin vs UNLV – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 24 0327
Rebels 0 7 007

at Sam Boyd Stadium

  • Date: August 31, 2002
  • Game time: 6:45 p.m.
  • Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW 11 MPH
  • Game attendance: 42,075
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information

West Virginia
See also: 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
West Virginia vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 3 7717
No. 25 Badgers 7 27 0034

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 7, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Clear; Wind at SW 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,320
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Northern Illinois
See also: 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Northern Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 3 31221
No. 22 Badgers 0 10 7724

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 14, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at Var. 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 77,460
  • Referee: S. Pamon
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Arizona
See also: 2002 Arizona Wildcats football team
Arizona vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 7310
No. 22 Badgers 0 24 7031

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 21, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); Sunny and Clear; Wind at NW 5-7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 78,582
  • Referee: D. Witvoet
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information

#20 Penn State
See also: 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Penn State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Nittany Lions 10 11 7634
No. 19 Badgers 0 14 61131

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 5, 2002
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Clear; Wind at W 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 79,403
  • Referee: J. Lapetoma
  • TV: ABC
Game information

Indiana
See also: 2002 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Wisconsin vs Indiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Badgers 6 10 13029
Hoosiers 3 7 71532

at Memorial Stadium

  • Date: October 12, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N/A
  • Game attendance: 31,156
  • Referee: Steve Newman
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

#4 Ohio State
See also: 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Buckeyes 10 3 0619
Badgers 7 7 0014

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 19, 2002
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE 10
  • Game attendance: 79,729
  • Referee: D. Honig
  • TV: ABC
Game information

Michigan State
See also: 2002 Michigan State Spartans football team
Wisconsin vs Michigan State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 21 7 7742
Spartans 0 3 14724

at Spartan Stadium

  • Date: October 26, 2002
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); Mostly Cloudy; Wind at W 5
  • Game attendance: 74,507
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information

#9 Iowa
See also: 2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
Wisconsin vs Iowa – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 3 003
No. 9 Hawkeyes 0 10 10020

at Kinnick Stadium

  • Date: November 2, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Referee: S. Pamon
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

Illinois
See also: 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 10 14 31037
Badgers 3 10 7020

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: November 9, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
  • Game attendance: 78,709
  • Referee: S. Pamon
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

#12 Michigan
See also: 2002 Michigan Wolverines football team
Wisconsin vs Michigan – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 7 0014
No. 12 Wolverines 14 0 7021

at Michigan Stadium

  • Date: November 16, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at ENE 15
  • Game attendance: 110,412
  • Referee: S. Newman
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

Minnesota
See also: 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe
Minnesota vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 3 11 10731
Badgers 7 14 72149

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: November 23, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at W 8
  • Game attendance: 78,843
  • Referee: D. Honig
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

#14 Colorado
See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team and 2002 Alamo Bowl
Colorado vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 14 Buffaloes 14 0 140028
Badgers 7 14 07331

at Alamodome

  • Date: December 28, 2002
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 50,690
  • Referee: Terry Brown
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

Regular starters

Team players selected in the 2003 NFL Draft
See also: 2003 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundOverall SelectionNFL Team
Al JohnsonCenter238Dallas Cowboys
B.J. TuckerCornerback6178Dallas Cowboys
Brooks BollingerQuarterback6200New York Jets
Ben JohnsonOffensive Tackle7216Detroit Lions

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References
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  2. "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  3. Stapleton, Arnie (August 24, 2002). "Late FG Lifts Wisconsin". The Beaufort Gazette. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  4. "The Automated ScoreBook For Football" (PDF). University of Wisconsin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  5. "UWBADGERS.COM - The Official Web Site of The Wisconsin Badgers Athletics - Football". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
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